// BookRiot.

In my last post, I mentioned an appreciation for podcasts by the website BookRiot. In this post, I’d like to share a bit more as to why I appreciate their whole content strategy.

BookRiot, which is owned by the Riot New Media Group, markets itself as a community-oriented site where all readers can talk about books to their heart’s content.

This website uploads multiple posts a day from various writers on their staff and in the community. Some are very BuzzFeed-esque, like today’s upload, “15 Spring Poems to give you hope after winter’s shenanigans.” Other posts have an Odyssey-type, editorial feel, like “What rereading The Year of Magical Thinking taught me about grief and love.“

As someone who tried both platforms (and didn’t like them), I personally don’t feel the urge to click on those links. With that being said, there is a medium for me…their podcasts. Fortunately, it is very easy to navigate to it, right from the home page! Their podcasts span many mainstream genres, with a few additional podcasts in their lineup for more general topics.

This website is specifically structured to cater to every type of bookie; the adventure junkie, the romance lover, the I-just-need-a-new-book-recommendation type (cough me)…even the children’s librarian. They seem to understand just how diverse the reading population is, and attempt to cater to it. Now, do I feel that they are 100% successful? No…but they do have my attention, and every voice in the conversation still matters.

This blog post was written to satisfy the requirements of my Writing for the Web class.